Chapter 10
Ally
Ifind the bathroom behind the fair rides.
There’s three porta potties. A flickering lamp stands a few yards away, leaving me with not a lot of light to see.
The nightly fog has already begun rising.
There’s no one back here and I can hear people screaming from the rides, adding to the eerie feeling I’m getting.
I quickly go into the very last one and handle my business.
Once I’m done, I exit and notice the fog has grown thicker.
I’ll have to use the noises of the fair to help guide me back toward it.
I wrap my arms around myself, rubbing them up and down.
The air has become chillier, and I have this sinking feeling in my gut telling me I need to get out of here.
Trying to make my way back to Cali, I hear the snap of a twig a few feet away from me.
I can’t see anything through this damn fog and my heart is beating as fast as a hummingbird's wings. I go to start walking again, but then I’m frozen in place when I see four figures step close enough for me to see them.
A scream gets stuck at the back of my throat when I realize who it is. The same terror I felt the other night over takes me again, and I am once more defenseless and paralyzed.
“Well, well. What do we have here?” Bennett asks.
His friends snicker, coming to stand beside him. They come closer and I can see both of the black eyes and the broken nose he is now currently sporting.
“Leave me alone,” I demand.
“Why would I do that? I want to finish what we started and look–this time I brought friends to play.”
“Didn’t you do enough when you tried to rape me? And then this morning when you posted those pictures online!” I spit at him.
He pretends to think about it for a moment then smiles brightly at me.
“Nah. I don’t think I did.”
An evil grin appears on his face. I want to run away, but the same nursery rhyme I’ve been hearing for days now, starts sounding out around us.
“What the fuck? That’s creepy as hell,” Bennett’s friend, Mason, laughs.
All of the boys join in, as if it’s just a part of their plan. But I know better.
Oh my darling, Clementine
You are lost and gone forever
Dreadful sorry, Clementine
I know Clementine’s here. The words wash over me and it feels as if a completely different energy takes over.
I feel my eyes roll to the back of my head and then feel myself being pushed to the back of my mind.
How is that even possible? There’s nothing but blackness.
I begin freaking out, just knowing Bennett and his crew will take advantage of me as soon as they realize I can’t defend myself.
Hell, they’d still do it, even if I could.
I start hyperventilating and then I see her. My breath catches and my eyes go wide. It’s the same little girl I’ve been seeing all week. Once in the middle of the road, then in the attic, and now in my mind. She cocks her head to the side, coming to stand in front of me.
“Now, now,” she says, in her child-like voice.
Her hand comes up to cup my cheek again and I wince, remembering what happened the last time she did it. A small giggle escapes her. I look to see her eyes look crazed.
She squats down in front of me.
“I’ll take over now,” she says, cheerfully.
I’m shaking my head no, tears spilling down my cheeks.
“Take over what?” I shriek.
“Don’t worry,” she caresses my cheek, “It’s all a part of the plan.”
She doesn’t give me time to ask anymore questions. A cage forms out of nowhere, trapping me inside of it. She lets out a cackling laugh as she takes complete control over my body.
“Don’t worry. I’ll be nice enough to let you watch,” she giggles.
Once she says that, I can see everything as if I’m not currently locked up and being held captive in my own mind. It’s almost like I’m normal, except now I can’t control any of my actions at all.
“Oh, boys,” she says, her voice sounds like me with just a little higher pitch. “Wanna play?” I can feel her smiling and she begins laughing as they look at me as if I’m crazy. Who knows, maybe I am.
“You crazy bitch. We’re gonna play alright. Get her.”
Bennett nods to the other guys and they rush my body. I watch as they move fast, getting closer and closer. As I watch the scene unfold in front of me, I don’t think I’ll ever come back from this.